Congressman Mike Simpson Receives National Award

(IDAHO FALLS, ID)  —  Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson was in Idaho Falls to receive a National Award Monday.  U.S. Chamber of Commerce board member Frank VanderSloot hosted Rep. Simpson and dignitaries at Melaleuca as Simpson received the Chamber’s Spirit of Enterprise Award.  The award presented to the congressman in recognition of Simpson’s support of pro-growth, pro-jobs policies during the first session of the 113th Congress.   Rob Engstrom, senior vice president of the U.S. Chamber was on hand to assist in the presentation.   Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper opened the event telling the crowd how special it is when a National Award is presented to an Idaho resident.

Simpson has served in Congress for 16-years and is up for re-election this year.  He used a bulk of his time talking about the importance of seniority in Washington.  “The more years spent in service, gives a Congressman the opportunities to lead committees”, said Simpson.  He talked of his service as Chairman of the House Energy and Water Development subcommittee, which oversees funding for the Department of Interior, the Forest Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, and a number of independent agencies.  “Water is vital in Idaho, we fight over water”   He also talked about the importance of being on the House Interior and Environmental Appropriations subcommittee,  which oversees funding for the Department of Interior, the Forest Service, and the Environmental Protection Agency.  “With the vast amounts of forests and BLM land in Idaho, this committee is highly important to Idaho.”  says Simpson.    The Congressman will be involved in the Primary in May with the general elections this November.